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Day: September 9, 2012

Sports

49ers beat Packers 30-22

By Cam Inman, Contra Costa Times – GREEN BAY, Wis. — Hauling a season-opening win out of tradition-laden Lambeau Field proved quite possible and very invigorating Sunday for the 49ers. Their 30-22,

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Texans rout Dolphin, 30-10

By Adam H. Beasley, The Miami Herald – HOUSTON — For months, Ryan Tannehill has been peppered with questions about how he would handle the speed of an NFL game. In the

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53 die in attacks across Iraq

By Ramadan Al-Fatash – BAGHDAD — Fifty-three people died in wave of attacks across Iraq Sunday that targeted mostly government security forces and Shiite-majority areas. In the oil-rich city of Kirkuk, 155

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Watercooler

What to expect if President Obama wins second term

By Christi Parsons, Kathleen Hennessey and David Lauter, Tribune Washington Bureau – CHARLOTTE, N.C. — “Forward,” reads the slogan on President Barack Obama’s re-election posters. Toward what, specifically, the president and his

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Yankees blast Orioles, 13-3

By Dan Connolly, The Baltimore Sun – BALTIMORE — Although they wouldn’t admit it, in the past the Orioles probably would have been quietly satisfied by splitting an 18-game season series with

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Eagles slip past Browns, 17-16

By Zach Berman, The Philadelphia Inquirer – CLEVELAND — One week into the season, it was almost as if the offseason of solving 2011’s problems did not exist for the Eagles. The

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Boy’s gift draws worldwide attention

Kathie Bassett, The Telegraph, Alton, Ill. – EDWARDSVILLE – It has turned into the gift heard ’round the world. People everywhere have seemingly been touched by 8-year-old Wyatt Erber and his decision to

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Hawkeyes’ offense misfires in setback

Shane Barron, The Hawk Eye, Burlington, Iowa – IOWA CITY – For Iowa’s offense during the 2012 season, the ‘Red Zone’ has more resembled a red light. Now two games into their campaign,

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Jantz makes enough plays in victory

John Bohnenkamp, The Hawk Eye, Burlington, Iowa – IOWA CITY – For a while, it was almost identical to last season, the way Steele Jantz was carving the Iowa defense. The Iowa State

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Iowa Author to Visit NIACC Tuesday

MASON CITY – A well-known author of crime fiction will visit the campus of North Iowa Area Community College (NIACC) to host a public discussion about his experiences as an author. Don

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Watercooler

River City Rugby Loses 1st League Match

MASON CITY – Nineteen players from Mason City’s River City Rugby Football Club traveled to Iowa Falls today to compete in an Iowa Dlll Rugby League match. The squad from River City

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Drowning in red tape

Mark Newman, Ottumwa Courier, Iowa – OTTUMWA — The owner of an Ottumwa business says the federal government’s failure to pay for work on a high-profile construction project may cost him everything.

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NFL rankings

By Danny O’Neil, The Seattle Times – Danny O’Neil’s NFL power rankings 1. Green Bay    Unfortunately for Aaron Rodgers, no Discount Double Check on Super Bowls. 2. Houston      Hard to find a reason

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